Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge
Subject(s): Adams, Henry, 1838-1918, Administrative agencies--Officials and employees--Selection and appointment, Alaska, Allison, William B. (William Boyd), 1829-1908, Balfour, Arthur James, 1848-1930, Canada, Chamberlain, Joseph, 1836-1914, Characters and characteristics, China, Choate, Joseph Hodges, 1832-1917, Civil service--Corrupt practices, Cockrell, Francis Marion, 1834-1915, Davis, Cushman Kellogg, 1838-1900, Diplomatic and consular service, Employees--Dismissal of--Management, France, Goodnow, John, 1858-1907, Great Britain, Hanna, John B., 1867-1916, Hay, John, 1838-1905, Herbert, Michael Henry, 1857-1903, Herrick, Myron T. (Myron Timothy), 1854-1929, Hoar, George Frisbie, 1826-1904, Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr., 1841-1935, Ireland, John, 1838-1918, James, Henry, 1843-1916, Japan, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, McKinley, William, 1843-1901, Panama--Panama Canal, Peirce, Herbert H. D. (Herbert Henry Davis), 1849-1916, Philippines, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Russia, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Sin, Storer, B. (Bellamy), 1847-1922, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Thompson, David E. (David Eugene), 1854-1942, Treaties, Turner, George, 1850-1932, United States, United States. Congress. Senate, Von Wiese und Kaiserswaldau, Walther, 1879-, White, Henry, 1850-1927
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President Roosevelt disagrees with several statements Secretary of State John Hay wrote. While Hay was one of the most “delightful characters” Roosevelt had ever met, he found Hay lacking leadership qualities as a Secretary of State. Roosevelt provides Senator Lodge with his view of the Alaska Boundary dispute in 1903. He includes copies of the letters Roosevelt wrote to Judge Oliver Wendell Holmes and Henry White to show to British Secretary of State for the Colonies James Chamberlain and Prime Minister James Arthur Balfour. Roosevelt explains why certain appointments were made following the death of President William McKinley and details for why Hay was not consulted on matters concerning the Russo-Japanese War and the acquisition of Panama.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1909-01-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
15
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [January 28, 1909]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206342. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge. [28 Jan. 1909]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206342.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, January 28]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry Cabot Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o206342.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
